How yoga can help you stay calm during divorce

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, emotionally reactive or simply worn out during divorce, this episode offers gentle, practical ways to feel calmer and more in control.

Released: 2 February 2026
Updated: 26 March 2026
31 MIN
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Emotional journey

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, emotionally reactive or simply worn out during divorce, this episode offers gentle, practical ways to feel calmer and more in control.

Kate is joined by certified yoga teacher Cathy Eads to explore how supportive practices like yoga, breathwork and mindfulness can help you navigate the emotional ups and downs of separation.

In this episode, we cover:

  • Cathy’s separation story and how it led her to yoga
  • How yoga and Ayurveda support emotional regulation
  • Why learning to respond instead of react changes everything
  • Simple self-care tools you can use anywhere - walking, breathwork and more
  • How mindfulness helps you stay calm and present
  • A short grounding breathwork practice you can try yourself

This episode is for anyone going through separation and looking for simple, expert-backed tools to feel steadier and calmer.

Meet Cathy Eads

Cathy Eads is a 500-hour certified yoga teacher and therapist, Ayurvedic wellness coach and founder of BLISS Yoga. After navigating her own high-conflict divorce, she now helps women heal and rebuild during and after divorce using science-backed tools like yoga, breathwork and mindfulness. 

Her Trifecta Method combines movement, breathwork and guided relaxation to promote healing from within, build resilience and calm the nervous system. She supports women through small group programmes and customised one-to-one sessions.

Connect with Cathy

Visit Cathy’s website to explore how yoga can support you through divorce, or listen to the guided breathwork practice from this episode anytime here.

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